As citizens of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region continue to fight for the gains they have accomplished through their uprisings, it remains clear that people in the region have found their voices and are demanding that they participate in the decisions that affect their lives. In response, and in order to remain …
Those wishing to join as signatories to this letter may contact David Shaman at dshaman@bicusa.org Mr. Jim Yong Kim President World Bank Washington, DC February 24th, 2014 Dear President Kim, We, the organizations and individuals undersigned, write to urge you to use your authority to expand funding for B-SPAN, the Bank’s Internet-based webcasting system, so …
The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) is a partnership of donors and developing countries which has the goal of Reducing greenhouse gas Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+), forest stock conservation, sustainable forest management and the enhancement of forest stock . The partnership will pilot performance-based incentive payments for forest conservation. REDD+ is an international climate change mitigation mechanism under negotiation at …
Photo courtesy of CONOC In a press conference on February 3, 2014, Mexico’s Consejo Nacional de Organizaciones Campesinas (CONOC), a group representing rural farmer and peasant organizations, voiced concerns that forthcoming agricultural reform in Mexico will privatize the lands and territories held by indigenous and campesino communities, violating their rights in favor of the interests …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2014 Civil society organizations (CSOs) from Egypt, Yemen, and Tunisia have submitted a document to their respective World Bank country offices with …
Photo by Frank Sullyvan Cardoza The World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) held the fourth in a series of five regional workshops on “Social Inclusion in the Preparation of National REDD+ Strategies” on January 20th – 24th in Antigua, Guatemala. The workshop was attended by government, indigenous, and civil society representatives engaged in REDD+ …
The World Bank’s Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) is the subject of this case study prepared by BIC in partnership with Indian researcher, Simpreet Singh. The study looks into the impacts of MUTP on children in the surrounding communities that were displaced by the project. Singh’s research was also the subject of two articles recently …